In this episode, Linda Bedwell, CEO, ASCend Specialists & Audra Wallace, Director of Clinical Success, Subflow Health, explain how ASCs can reduce burnout, modernize outdated processes, and improve financial performance by simplifying workflows and better supporting frontline teams. They share…
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul shared Dec. 10 that the design phase is set to kick off for a $1.1 billion investment at SUNY Downstate’s hospital in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. The investment, which Ms. Hochul announced in mid-June,…
Jane McCurley, DNP, RN, will retire from her role as chief nursing officer of San Antonio-based Methodist Healthcare in February. Dr. McCurley has spent 40 years in nursing. She joined Methodist Healthcare in 2017 as CNO for Methodist Hospital and…
Accreditors have given Baltimore-based University of Maryland School of Medicine approval to increase its MD program class size over the next five years. The medical school will gradually increase its enrollment to 200 students by the 2031-32 academic year, up…
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Rock Hill, S.C.-based Providence Care has appointed Werner Freymann Jr. as CEO. Mr. Freymann previously served as senior vice president of Bonita Springs, Fla.-based Discovery at Home, according to a Dec. 10 news release from Providence Care. Providence Care provides…